Tag Archives: Labneh

Carrot burger

  This dish is inspired by an idea from a French-Armenian chef I admire, Sonia Ezgulian. She made the carrot burger and in the middle, shaped a patty with a cooked chicken breast mixed with fromage blanc; I made patties with kafta instead and served it with extra lemon (on the carrots) and dilled labneh [...]
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Carrot soup with labneh

A soup that can be made with minimum fuss yet delivers big flavor; if you happen to have some labneh, great, otherwise drain some yogurt that morning. I used a bit of the stash of cilantro pesto from my freezer to speed things up. INGREDIENTS: 6 servings 1 pound of carrots 1 large onion 1 [...]
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Sfeeha on pita

There is no question sfeeha is a masterpiece in the Lebanese kitchen. What happens though when one does not have the time, energy or inclination  to make the dough, let it rise, roll it out,  pinch it gently into these adorable mini-meat pies, let them rest, bake, then serve  to a famished audience? Enter sfeeha [...]
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